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Alloa railwey station

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Alloa
Alamhagh[1]
National Rail
LocationAlloa, Clackmannanshire
Scotland
Coordinates56°07′04″N 3°47′18″W / 56.1179°N 3.7883°W / 56.1179; -3.7883Coordinates: 56°07′04″N 3°47′18″W / 56.1179°N 3.7883°W / 56.1179; -3.7883
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeALO
History
Oreeginal companyStirlin an Dunfaurlin Railwey
Pre-groupinNorth Breetish Railwey
Post-groupinLNER
Key dates
28 August 1850Opened
7 October 1968Closed
15 Mey 2008Offeecial reopenin ceremony o the new station
19 Mey 2008New station opened tae regular passenger traffic on a different steid
Traffic
Passengers (2019/20)Increase 0.393 million
Passengers (2020/21)Decrease 70,732
Passengers (2021/22)Increase 0.259 million
Passengers (2022/23)Increase 0.355 million
Passengers (2023/24)Increase 0.497 million

Alloa railwey station is a railwey station in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

The station wis first opened in 1850 an operatit till 1968. The original station biggin frae 1850 wis replaced by a new structer in 1887, which wis demolisht efter the closure an removal o the railwey lines in 1968.

The Scottish Executive fundit the biggin o a new railwey line atween Stirlin an Alloa in the early 2000s, an the station wis reopened on 19 May 2008.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ↑ "First passenger takes Alloa train". BBC News. 19 Mey 2008. Retrieved 1 Januar 2010.